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I. H. MORSE. APPARATUS FOR SEPARAHNG 'I-MPURITII'ES FROM CANE JUICE OR OTHER L IQUIDS.

APPLICATION m0 JAN. 24. I919.

Patented July 29,1919.

Eiibrnga IRVING H. MORSE,

NEW ORLEAJIS, LGUISDHQ ilpecification of Letters Patent.-

Patented daily Application filed January 24, 1919. Serial No. 272,904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRVING H. Mouse, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of uisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Impurities from Cane-Juice or other Liquids; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates. to improvements in apparatus for separating solid impurities from liquids of various kinds, but is more especially intended to separate the solid particles from saccharine solutions, such as cane juice, syrup, or the like.

In cane juice as it comes from the mill there is more or less ing mainly of finely divided particles of pith or bagasse, commonly knownas ha-gassillo, or waxy powder or bloom which is found on the surface of the cane stalks, and also more or less earth which adheres to the cane and is washed away in the process of extracting the juice from the cane, and carried oil with the juice. Also, in the later treatment of juice there may be more or less solid particles of lime or its compounds, albumin, charcoal orother solid matter which it is desired to remove from the juice or syrup before boiling the same down to the finished product to form sugar, or molasses, or the like;

According to my invention I or syrup into a tank where :1 tion is imparted to the liquid, and the lighter solid particles are thrown outward and rise upward, while the heavier solid particles tend togravitate toward the center of the tank and settle downward into a settlin tank, preferably opening into the bottom pass the juice whirling mothe mam tank in which the liquid is given the whirling motion referred to;

The upper portion of the tank is provided with a screen which permits the liquid to tow through, but retains gmrticlcs, such as the bagassillo, or the like,

l or heavier particles will graduvans, and may be drawn oil from e as desired.

" own will be more fully. under.-

the lighter. solid solid matter consisttank through the pipe C,

settling tank at the bottom E, and may be emptied into as by the electric motor M.

be conveniently slipped into the chaznh stood after reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichz- Figure 1 is a diagram showing the separating tank in central vertical section, the other parts being shown inelevation.

ig. 2 is a plan view of the tank shown in Fig. 1, with the member for imparting rotation to the liquidremoved.

ig. 3 is a plan view of low cone used for to the liquid.

Fig. et is a central vertical sect-ion through the cone shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the baffle plate arrangement which may be used in the settling tank to prevent the whirling of the liquid therein; and

Fig. 6 shows a modification which. adapted to be used in the treatmentiof the partly boiled syrup, and shows a steam coil in the bottom of the tank, and also shows ribs on the rotating cone to more eltectua lv impart the rotary motion to the liquid in the tank. 1 l

A represents the main tank which is provided at itsbc tom with a settling tank or well a and at its top is flanged as at a to form an annular trough A. in the inside of this annular trough A there is fine wire screen B which will permit the passage of the liquid therethrough, but will arrest the particles of the bagassillo, or other solid matter, which rises to the top of the tank.

The liquid is fed into the bottom of the and is drawn off from the trough A" through the pipe I), while the mud or other sediment is drawn oil from the settling tank a through the pi )e a funnel F c cis connected to t he pipe F and pipe F" may be the rotating holimparting rotary motion sired, which funnel F; but this funnel omitted if desired.

G represents a hollow cone carried by the spindle G, rotated in any convenient way, This spindle is journaled in bearings in any suitable frame H.

In order to prevent the whirling motion of the liquid in the settling tank, I may pro vide a battle arrangement, such as the castingI shown in detail in Fig. 5, which I31 and rest on the sloping bottom thereof. "in the modification shown in like show the hollow cone G ribs 9 liquid and impart.- a more motion to the same.

In this figure in the bottom otthe tank plied with steam from as provided with which more effectively engage the positive whirling Ialso show a steam. coil l;

A, which is sup the pipe 7c, and the .Water of condensation'is carried through the pipe is.

lhis steam coil may be used in the clarification of the juice or syrup where it is desirable to heat the same, either for the purpose of solidifying the albuniin,-or

creating theconvection currents whereby the lighter particles are caused to rise to the of scum.

top in the form syrup has It the juice or I lime, or sulfur, or both, tank A, the

whirling motion been treated vvith before entering the imparted to the liquid will more thoroughly mix the lime cream and sulfurized particles with the liquid, causing a rapid and eiiicient mixing of thesame.

hen the cane 3 nice is being treated, the

sieve B at the top of the tank will soon be come more vor less coated with bagassillo,

and. this with the sieve itself will. serve to filter the juice, permitting it to flow in a more or less clear from which 1t is carriol 4) state into the trough A it by the pipe D.

The swift currents around. the outer edge will prevent the sieve a clogged.

from becoming The. circular motion created by the cone more tgtnk attachment creates a the oute' -part of the rapid current on thnn at the corn ter, and this will gradually bring the mud,

dirt, etc. to the centerfand it will fall into the settling tank or Well, from which it can be drawn off and sent to the filter presses.

move upvyard in a spiral, tary motion of the liquid ard in the center. have three natural from uice. tion currents formed by the steam By making the Well very deep and pine ing the steam coils on the b surrounding the Well, the coming from the clarifiers p'aretively free ottom of the tank scuins, mud etc. may collect com- The con'vcc coils will owing to the roin the tank, and

gravitation, centrifugal motion, and convection currents caused by the steam, all 1 0 c h which will have an influence to bring heavier particles to the center, MK.

and to .cause' the lighter and be thrown outward.

The apparatus may iuice as coming utter the lime and sulfur and before the juice is heated.

the l bottom, particles to rise be used to treat the directly from the mill, or

have been added In the latter case there is a perfect mixture of the lime with the juice and thebagassillo and mud are almost wholly removed.

For the former purpose it will not he necessary to have heating e01 ls, but if desired heating coils may be used.

' shape, so

. charine solutions, cane, beets, or

upper end oi said tanli',

W'ith such coils the apparatus may he used to receive the source, and mud, from the clarifiers or settling tanks, and by heating the scums ant operating the rotary attachments the heavier parts will be thrown down. into the Well and then. may be drawn oil for the filter presses.

Gr again, using steam coils, the apparatus may be used to receive the juice from the clarificrsjust before being taken into the evaporator-s, and there again any solid matters. whether light or henvv, may be removed. In such cases a very hne mesh sieve may be used.

Finally, the syrup coming from the evaporators may be cleaned from any precipitate fey-med during the boilin If desired, filtering material placed in the annular trough A In order to obtain the best results, the tank. A should be circular in cross section, preferably either cylindrical or conical in that there may be on unimpeded rotary eti'ect imparted to the liquid, While the lig uid in the Well or settling tank should be prevented from rotating, which can be may be readily accomplished by providing suitable I show baiile plates such as the arrangementin Fig.

I do not mean to limit the invention to any particular depth or shape of tank, or to the depth of the Well, or to other details of construction, except as particularly pointed out in the claims; but it will be obvious that various modifications might be made in the herein described construction, combination and ar 'angcment of parts which could be used without departing from the spiritof my invention.

While I have described the apparatus as especially adapted for the treatment of sacsuch as juice from sugar the like, it will beobvious that it may be used ton separating solid materials from other liquids, with or Without modifications.

apparatus, and in the l claim and desire to scour by Letters Patcut of the United States 1. Apparatus for separating solid particles from liqui compri ing a main tank, a well at the be torn then-c a sieve the trench exterior .-lving liquid to the filtered liquid from soul trough, me: for drawing oil" the solid particles from .d Well, and means for importing a rotary motion to the liquid in said tank, substantia ly its described.

2. Apparatus for separating solid par ticles from liquid, comprising u main tank, a well at the bottom thereof. a. sieve ut the upper end of said. tank, a. trough exterior to to said, sieve, means for said tank and for draw ng 7 liquid from hollow cone said sieve, means for supplying liquid to said tank and for drawing off the filtered said trough, means for drawing particles from said well, and a mounted in the axis of said tank and adapted to impart a rotary motion to the liquid contents thereof, substantially as described. I

3. Apparatus for separating solid particles from liquid, comprising a main tank circular in cross section, a well at the bottom thereof, a vertical sieve at the upper end of said tank, an annular trough exterior to said sieve, means for supplying liquid to said tank and for drawing oil the filtered liquid from said trough, means for drawing oil the solid particles from said well, means for imparting a rotary motion to the liquid in said tank, and means for preventing the rotary motion of the liquid in said well, substantially as described.

d. A paratus for separating solid par ticles rom liquid, comprising a main tank circular in cross section, a well at the bot oii' the solid tom thereof, a vertical sieve at the upper end of said tank, an annular trough eX- terlor to said sieve, means for suppl ing liquid to said tank and for drawing oi the filtered liquid from said trough, means for drawing oil the solid particles from said well, a hollow cone mounted in the axis of said tank and adapted to impart a rotary motion to the liquid contents thereof, and means for preventing the rotary motion of the liquid in said well, substantially as described.

5. Apparatus for separating solid particles from liquid, comprising a main tank, a well at the bottom thereof, a sieve at the upper end of said tank, a trough exterior to said sieve, a heating coil in the bottom of said tank, means for supplying liquid to said tank and for drawing off the filtered liquid from said trough, off the solid particles from said well, and means for imparting a rotary motion to the means for drawing liquid in said tank,

6. Apparatus for separating solid particl'es from liquid, comprising a main tank, a well at the bottom thereof, a sieve at the upper end of said tank,'a trough exterior to said sieve, a heating coil in the bottom of said tank, means for supplying liquid to said tank and for drawing ofi the filtered liquid from said trough, means for drawing off the solid particles from said well, and a hollow cone mounted in the axis of said tank and adapted to impart a rotary motion to the liquid contents thereof, substantially as described.

7. Apparatus for separating solid particles from liquid, comprising a main tank circular in cross sectioru'a well at the bottom thereof, a vertical sieve at the upper end of said tank, an annular trough exterior to said sieve, a heating coil said tank, means for supplying liquid to said tank and for drawing off the filtered liquid from said trough, means for drawing oil the solid particles from said well,

- means for imparting a rotary motion to the liquid in said tank, and means for preventmotion of the liquid in said ing the rotary well, substantially as described.

8. Apparatus for separating solid particlesirom liquid, comprising a'main tank circular in cross section, a well at the bottom thereof, a vertical sieve at the upper end of said tank, an annular trough. ex-

terior to said sieve,-a heating coilv in the bottom of said tank, means for suppl ing liquid to said tank and for drawing ofi the filtered liquid from said trough, means for drawing off the solid particles from said well, a hollow cone mounted in the axis of said tank and adapted to impart a rotary motion to the liquid contents thereof, and

means-for preventing the rotary motion of the liquid in said well, substantially as de scribed.

IRVING H. MSRSE.

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